Saturday, January 4, 2014

Celtic Solstice Finish

I love scrappy quilts! I love using up my stash (making room to buy more fabric) and how they 'sparkle' unlike quilts of just 3-4 fabrics. They are a hassle though; having to press all those different pieces of fabric and cut tiny pieces off them. . . 
I have, however, finished the top (which is one-half of the small-sized quilt!) of Bonnie Hunter's latest free mystery quilt. Phew--what a lot of pieces--close to 1,000! It's 46" square and doesn't have the final element of the 3" Peaky and Spike squares we made but since it's larger than I wanted it to be, I won't be adding those squares but will bind it in purple. 
I used my own colors instead of Bonnie's and know it would have been better if my yellow was purple which I think would have shown off the secondary circle pattern better but, that's what happens with mystery quilts sometimes. But, I like it and have the perfect place to hang it in my home. Thanks to Bonnie for her generosity and creative talent!

3 comments:

A Left-Handed Quilter said...

Love it without borders!! I like your colors and the subtle secondary circle. You could always put the Peaky and Spike squares on the back - maybe a strip or two down the center - or a little off-center might work - ;))

Misha said...

I think the colors are very pretty :) I did notice though that a few of your big yellow triangles got turned. Second column second row and first column third row. I think it will help the circle effect to fix them.

Jennifer Woo said...

Wow, your colors are just wonderful. I purchased lime green fabric last night and will use in on another mystery quilt! It is quite a color!